Category archives for: Bollywood

India-born Asif Kapadia and Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy win Oscars

              Indian-origin British director Asif Kapadia won an Oscar for his movie ‘Amy’ as the Best documentary Fetature   Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra wasn’t the only highlight of Oscar night 2016 on February 28, for India””or even South Asia. The star of American television show  Quantico, of course, did […]

Rajan Kumar Patel on ‘Feast of Varanasi’

Manju Mittal ‘Feast of Varanasi’ directed by UK based director Rajan Kumar Patel will receive its world premiere at the 18th London Asian Film Festival on 5 March 2016. Just as the title of the film suggests, the thriller provides a visual feast of the great northern Indian city of Varanasi – the spiritual capitol […]

Asha Bhosle on music, food and her magical mantra

By Neeru Saluja Legendary singer Asha Bhosle has entered her 80s but her voice is still as youthful as an eighteen-year-old girl. You can feel the innocence and simplicity in her mannerisms, and you realise how she mesmerised the nation with her golden voice for decades. Asha Bhosle is one of the greatest playback singers […]

March Bollywood film releases in Australia

Mind Blowing informs TIDU of its next releases for the month of March: Zubaan – March 4th. It is a story about a boy who goes back to playing music, after giving it up for many many years because of his father’s death.       Love Punjab – March 11th. This movie will connect […]

Benny Dayal talks to TIDU about his music journey

                By Manju Mittal Benny Dayal, the Indian playback singer, came to Sydney, with his gifted powerful voice that has transcended the barriers of caste, creed, language and nationality. Owner of Friends India Entertaainment, Vvikas Paul and his team must be thanked for presenting Benny to us Sydneysiders. […]

Priyanka to star in Baywatch

                  Priyanka Chopra who has now turned into an international star has added yet another feather to her hat. Along with her recent win at People’s Choice Awards as well as her hosting stint at the Oscars, Priyanka will now also be a part of the Hollywood […]

Sandeep Nath – the magician of words

              Balbir Singh, Neerav Rastogi, Dr. Satish Rai, Sandeep Nath, Manjit and Harmit Chopra   By Neeru Saluja Bollywood films are incomplete without songs. And a good song is incomplete without meaningful lyrics. Lyricist Sandeep Nath is one of those few lyricists who has still kept the poetic touch […]

PicNic n’ Chill in Parramatta with ‘The Lunch Box’!

    ‘The Lunch Box’  to be screened at PicNic Open Air Cinema Festival at Prince Alfred Park in Parramatta in April Celebrate international cinema and food in picnic style in Parramatta in an open air cinema in the month of April. PicNic Street food and Cinema is a new festival designed to relax and […]

Punjabi Kudi Divya Dutta going places

                  By Manju Mittal Ramsingh Charlie is Divya Dutta’s next film. Ramsingh Charlie was screened at the 46th International Film Festival of India ( IFFI ) directed by Nitin Kakkar   National Award Winning film maker of “Filmistaan”. The film features Divya Dutta and Kumud Mishra in […]

Vidya Balan to act as madam in Mahesh Bhatt’s Begum Jaan

                  Vidya Balan would soon be seen in a Mahesh Bhatt film an adaptation of Srijit Mukherji’s Bengali film,  Rajkahini, will be titled Begum Jaan  after the main protagonist, the madam of the brothel. the central protagonist of the film that was played by Rituparna Sengupta in […]